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  • Paperback: 636 pages
  • Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall; Ill edition (2 Mar 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0273652982
  • ISBN-13: 978-0273652984
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 19 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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"…this essential manual gives the clever tips and vital information you need to make the best of your last-minute preparation."Business A.M.

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Time is getting tighter. Life is getting faster. Nobody can prepare as well as they would like to. In a hectic world what you need are fast solutions to help you think at the speed of life. This comprehensive manual covers all the major situations you might face with less than the ideal amount of time to prepare. Whether you need to  conduct a interview, run a team meeting, tackle a budget or prepare a presentation, this is the book to bring you up to speed woth minimal fuss. Equipped with simple concrete things to say, do and remember, The fast thinking manager's manual makes you look as though you've been polishing for weeks. If you are up against the clock you need fast thinking.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pithy, punchy and practical companion for new managers, 22 Jan 2003
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This book probably won't actually teach you much about management - but what it WILL do is remind you how to put what you've discovered on the job or through training into practice, and how to think like a manager. It seems to be aimed at the nonspecialist or beginning manager, possibly with other non-managerial responsibilities - at least, I've found it almost perfectly suited to myself and and that describes my role!

I bought it about a year after I first had line-management responsibility and found (and still find) it a good quick reference and reminder on how to do most of the managerial things I find myself doing day-to-day.

You'll need your own company's procedures to hand, but Jay and her co-writers describe the basics of planning, finance, HR, team leading, project management, meetings, presentations, research, reports, personal effectiveness and some of the skills you'll need to do these tasks well.

The style is informal - perhaps a little too informal - but in general this is a well-organised book that helps you focus on what you should be thinking about and when.

The overall approach is very much on getting things done right, and fast. The book is divided into 19 sections each dealing with one common managerial task or function; the sections start by discussing your objectives and then introduce tactics and techniques that help you achieve them. A lot of bullet points, checklists and sidebars point out do's, dont's and potential pitfalls. The layout is consistent and easy to use - after having worked through one section you'll be comfortable with the rather disjointed style and by the time you've used a few you'll be very comfortable with the approach and using the structure to guide your own thinking.

Far from being a textbook (and probably not the sort of thing you'd read from cover to cover in one go), this is a book I find myself constantly dipping into whenever I need a a reminder on the best way to succeed in the managerial side of my job.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I think this is worth having on your bookshelf., 25 April 2001
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This book has all the bits in that you should really already know as a manager, but you do not always seem to remember. What is more the book is well structured and it is possible to refresh your memory easily and quickly just when you need to. It is not a book that will give you any groundbreaking, breath-taking pearls of wisdom, however, what it will do is ensure that you do things the way they should be done. That is more than can be said about most managers I have meet.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Informative and useful, BUT...., 27 Oct 2001
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This book is definitely worth having on your bookeshelf; it is a compendium of useful information and guidelines, covering dozens of everyday management issues and situations. It's the kind of stuff every manager probably knows (or should), all compiled into one volume. The reason I only give it three stars, is that the writing stile continously reminds us of how pushed for time the reader is, with phrases such as 'Ok, don't panic...' 'Time is short now...' and 'You've left it to the last minute; now what?...' . This language in itself left me feeling slightly panicky and out of breath, rather than leaving the reader feeling calm and in control, which should be one of the outcomes of effective management.
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